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Tailspot tetra

Bryconops caudomaculatus (Günther, 1864)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus) is a species in the family Iguanodectidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the tailspot tetra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tailspot tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the tailspot tetra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the tailspot tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyIguanodectidae
  6. genusBryconops
  7. SpeciesBryconops caudomaculatus (Günther, 1864)

Synonyms Creatochanes caudomaculatus, Tetragonopterus caudomaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • brykonops ocasoskvrnnýCzech
  • Tétra à queue maculéeFrench
  • BriconPortuguese
  • PiquirãoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tailspot tetra

Other species in the same genus Bryconops.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tailspot tetra?

The tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus) belongs to the family Iguanodectidae in the order Characiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tailspot-tetra

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“Tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tailspot-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{tailspot_tetra_2026,
  title = {Tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tailspot-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}